Relation between emotional intelligence and attachment styles in delinquent adolescents

This study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and attachment styles in delinquent adolescents. In this study 75 delinquent adolescents were selected by means of accessible sampling procedure from Remedial and Training Institute of delinquent adolescents in Iran. These adolescents completed measures of Trait Meta-Mood Scale (Salovey et al., 1995), and Revised Attachment Scale (Collins, 1996). Analysis of data with utilization of multiple regression analysis revealed that emotional intelligence of delinquent adolescents can be predicted from the magnitude of their attachment styles. Moreover, data revealed that delinquent adolescents with anxious attachment were lower in emotional intelligence than individuals with a secure attachment style. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance.